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The following pages show a selection of projects done by Gavin Flowers with the intention of describing his skills and abilities as a young industrial designer.

After graduating from the Design for Industry programme at Northumbria University in 2008 he is currently working as a device and packaging designer at Glaxosmithkline as part of the award he received from the RSA Design Directions.

Previously Gavin has had the opportunity to work as a designer within different creative environments as part of several internships, ‘In house’ and ‘Consultancy’ as well as collaborating with many companies throughout his time at university.

 

AWARDS

RSA Design Directions 2008 - Self Control - First Prize

Sustainable Design Competition 2006 - First Prize

Masterfoods Design Project - Most Rigorous Approach Award

Glen Dimplex - Ceramic Fan Heater - Higthly Commended

 

EXHIBITIONS

Thirty Stories exhibiting at New Designers 2008

REVEAL exhibiting at Northumbria Universty

 

Dissertation Topic

Simplicity versus Complexity; our environment can be so congested with meaningless and inefficient objects. Discuss

Chapter 1 - Achieving Simplicity

Chapter 2 - Design Complexity

Chapter 3 - Normal Objects

Chapter 4 - The inherent understanding of knowing how something works

Case Study 1 - Phillips Sense and Simplicity: Simplicity Tomorrow

Case Study 2 - Naoto Fukasawa